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In their detailed chapter “Producing Parenthood: Islamic Juridical Perspectives & Theological Implications”, Aasim I. Padela, Katherine Klima and Rosie Duivenbode take into account a number of biomedical means that have given us the potential possibility to become parents in ways that were unthinkable until a decade or two ago. In this short reply, I will provide some comments that might spark further thoughts applicable to most of them. Also, not being an expert in Islamic law, I will try to contribute to the debate by raising a number of points that -hopefully- will continue to bring to the surface relevant concerns related to the way biotechnologies are affecting and will affect our lives: religious or not, Muslim or otherwise.
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At least, for a group of Dutch researchers who just received a grant of €2.9 m. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/08/artificial-womb-dutch-researchers-given-29m-to-develop-prototype
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Garasic, M.D. (2021). What Kind of Parenthood Do We Want to Create?. In: Tham, J., Garcia Gómez, A., Lunstroth, J. (eds) Multicultural and Interreligious Perspectives on the Ethics of Human Reproduction. Religion and Human Rights, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86938-0_19
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